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Assad wins a fourth term after those who disagree stay away
The election was described as illegitimate and a sham by the West and his opposition.
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Middle East tensions
If you cheer for Hamas, you should understand it wants Israel wiped from the map
Many Palestinians and Israelis hope for peaceful co-existence, but that is not what Hamas wants.
- by Paul Rubenstein
‘The big drama looms’: Iran, not Gaza, is next test of US-Israel ties
The prospect of a US return to the nuclear deal threatens to generate new strains between Washington and Jerusalem.
- by Michael Crowley
Mystery air base under construction in Middle East
The runway on Mayun Island, which no country has officially claimed, will allow whoever controls it to launch air strikes into the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and nearby East Africa.
- by Jon Gambrell
Moment of hope: Arab woman receives kidney from Jewish man killed during recent clashes
“I could not believe it,” said the 58-year-old mother of six in an interview at the Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem. “I’m telling you, I couldn’t believe it.”
- by Isaac Scharf
Photos appear to show missing princess at Dubai shopping mall
A photograph of Princess Latifa,the missing daughter of the ruler of Dubai, has surfaced online, following calls from the UN for Dubai to prove the princess was alive.
- by Verity Bowman
Children make grim game of climbing over rubble of homes
Rebuilding Gaza will pose a daunting challenge to Hamas, which has run the besieged territory since seizing power in 2007, with a reconstruction bill that could run into the billions.
- by Siham Shamlakh and James Rothwell
Jerusalem clashes break out again after Israel, Hamas agree to truce
A truce between Israel and Hamas took hold on Friday after the worst violence in years, but brief clashes broke out around Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem where similar scenes had touched off the Gaza conflict.
Ceasefire in Israeli-Palestinian conflict faces test as both sides claim victory
Hamas claimed Netanyahu had agreed to call off the planned evictions of Palestinians in the nearby Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.
- by Josef Federman and Fares Akram
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is changed forever by this war
Israeli and US officials may tout the return of calm after a ceasefire, but experts fear the opposite.
- by Ishaan Tharoor
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel and Hamas Gaza truce begins
Hamas, the Islamist militant group that rules the Gaza Strip, scheduled public celebrations for what it deemed a victory over a militarily and economically stronger foe.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams